|| Character’s name
|| Prudencia Cotes
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|| Role in plot
|| Prudencia Cotes is the fiancee of Pablo Vicario, and fully backs the twins' decision to kill Santiago Nasar; she feels it is their duty to uphold the honor in the Vicario family.
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|| Significance of name in work
|| "Prudencia" is derived from the latin "prudentia", which evolved out of the Greek "phronesis". By definition, it means "conscience", and is used in ethics to describe someone who understands the difference between good and evil. Prudencia can be seen as a representation of social "conscience" of the community: upholding the honor of the family takes top priority. "Cotes" is most probably a Spanish surname, the name of the father with an "-es" suffix meaning "son of".
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Character’s name
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Prudencia Cotes
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Role in plot
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Prudencia Cotes is the fiancee of Pablo Vicario, and fully backs the twins' decision to kill Santiago Nasar; she feels it is their duty to uphold the honor in the Vicario family.
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Significance of name in work
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"Prudencia" is derived from the latin "prudentia", which evolved out of the Greek "phronesis". By definition, it means "conscience", and is used in ethics to describe someone who understands the difference between good and evil. Prudencia can be seen as a representation of social "conscience" of the community: upholding the honor of the family takes top priority. "Cotes" is most probably a Spanish surname, the name of the father with an "-es" suffix meaning "son of".
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Student’s name
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Ariana Koblitz
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